October 14, 2019

Afghan Quandary: Peace Talks Amidst the New Great Game

With the US–Taliban peace talks shaping the future course of Afghan conflict, the main stakeholders China, Russia, Iran, Pakistan and India driven by their geopolitical pursuits and vested interests jostle for influence over the final endgame of Afghanistan.  By Mona […]
October 12, 2019

‘Hong Kong stir will impact whole of China’

The Hong Kong issue is affecting the whole of China and Taiwan, Xinjiang and Tibet are closely watching the situation, said Muraleedharan Nair, former Indian consul in Hong Kong and senior fellow with Kochi thinktank Centre for Public Policy Research […]
October 11, 2019

Role of crime, money increases as elections become excessively competitive: Former CEC

News article published in the OneIndia about panel discussion organised by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) and National Election Watch (NEW) on the recently concluded General Elections. CPPR Chairman Dr D Dhanuraj was one of the panelist The Association […]
October 11, 2019

Judicial reforms, social media tuning must for fair polls: Experts

News article published in the Outlook India about panel discussion organised by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) and National Election Watch (NEW) on the recently concluded General Elections. CPPR Chairman Dr D Dhanuraj was one of the panelist Experts […]
October 11, 2019

Powering Kerala’s Electric Vehicles

India is set to move further towards an automobile industry that is primarily electricity powered. The government has introduced certain initiatives in an effort to reduce the carbon footprint in India’s mobility scenario by 2030 and electric vehicles (EVs) are […]
October 9, 2019

Feasibility of Electric Vehicles in India

Facing an air pollution epidemic, India has its eyes set on an electric future. With a flurry of proposals from both the centre and various state governments, questions over the implementation of this relatively new technology arise. This article looks […]
September 26, 2019

“Need to make Smart City Mission Citizen-centric” Dr. M. Ramachandran

Keynote address delivered by former secretary to the Ministry of Urban Development Dr M Ramachandran at the ‘Smart City Workshop: Sustainable Urban Development’ on September 20, 2019. The workshop was a joint initiative of Heidelberg University, Observer Research Foundation (ORF), […]
September 25, 2019

Libertarian Principles of Intellectual Property

Libertarianism as a philosophy emerged in an attempt to cure the unfairness that plagues our world. This blog will attempt to question the basis for its very existence, along with assessing the effect of libertarian principles on intellectual property. CPPR […]
September 25, 2019

India-Pakistan Cultural Homogeneity and Political Ties

Born of similar ancestry and sharing a homogeneous historical legacy in addition to cultural similarities, this article elucidates the ways in which India and Pakistan are more similar than they are different, a narrative that is often glossed over amidst […]
September 25, 2019

Is Caste a Guiding Factor for Political Alliances? | മുന്നണികൾക്ക് ജാതിയോ പ്രധാനം?

CPPR Chairman Dr D Dhanuraj was part of the panel discussion on how political alliances see caste as a guiding factor in the upcoming bypoll. This discussion was aired on the Manorama News Channel on September 24, 2019.
September 25, 2019

Gold Financing Giant Loses Sheen As Strike At Muthoot’s Kerala Outlets Enters 2nd Month

“Grievances are natural and should be addressed amicably, but the company is not known for labour unrest. While employees lose work, Muthoot is also losing its share in the market in terms of assets. Digitisation and GST changed the nature […]
September 24, 2019

The Week: KL-Smartcity

News report on the Smart Cities Workshop Sustainable Urban Development published in The Week on September 20, 2019.
September 24, 2019

Workshop focuses on smart urban development

News report on the Smart Cities Workshop Sustainable Urban Development published in The Times of India on September 21, 2019.
September 24, 2019

Need to Transform India’s Smart City Mission into a Citizen-Centric System

News report on the Smart Cities Workshop Sustainable Urban Development published in The New Indian Express on September 21, 2019.
September 24, 2019

Make Smart Cities Mission citizen-centric

News report on the Smart Cities Workshop Sustainable Urban Development published in the The Hindu on September 21, 2019.